Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Mackinac Island, July 10, 2012

Such a coincidence that we visited the day the Grand Hotel turned 125!
The Mackinac Bridge, over 5 miles long




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The Grand Hotel, built in 1887


A floating lighthouse


Coming into the harbor

Main Street

No cars on this island !

Beautiful old home

The Little Stone Church, circa 1900

The Grand Hotel, made famous in the movie, "Somewhere In Time"

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The Carriage House


Made out of wicker


Some of the draft horses that pull carriages all over the island

Arch Rock

Beautiful Lake Huron


Originally built by the British in 1780


The governor's summer home

Mode of transportation in wintertime



I'm excited to take a tour of the Grand

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The view from the Cupola Bar


We had a late afternoon lunch in the Cupola

What a treat!


The Cupola Bar from below

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Leaving the island....

Back to reality

The sunset from our overnight campspot

1 comment:

  1. Your pictures are amazing and wonderful. Thanks so much for sharing these...miss you so much!

    Love you....Ola

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